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Using chatbots for nonfiction and journalism seems like playing Russian roulette with a semi-automatic firearm. Writing is hard enough without a minefield of fabricated quotes and flagrant plagiarism. Also, the cognitive offloading seems to weaken discipline.

www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/b...

— Gil Durán (@gilduran.com) 2026-05-19T19:23:13.547Z

What I don't understand is how anyone doing non-fiction doesn't seek out primary sources and then triple-check them. How do you end-note a statement that doesn't exist? Even if you used an LLM for first-cut research, it would still be on you to distrust and verify.

— Gil Durán (@gilduran.com) 2026-05-19T19:29:47.693Z

That's why it's bizarre to see news outlets rushing headlong toward AI.

Check out this AI generated summary of the "Hondurasgate" scandal. The headline and lede make it sound as if the Mexican president is dismissing the scandal as a "smear."

*That's not what she said*

www.msn.com/en-us/news/i...

— Gil Durán (@gilduran.com) 2026-05-19T19:35:02.940Z